Hong Kong and Shanghai shares jumped Tuesday following the previous day's rout, with energy firms tracking a bounce in oil prices and firms linked to Hubei, the centre of the coronavirus, rallying after Xi Jinping visited the province.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 1.41 percent, or 352.05 points, to 25,392.51.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 1.82 percent, or 53.47 points, to 2,996.76, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, jumped 2.42 percent, or 44.68 points, to 1,887.34.

Source: AFP